Second stage turbine bucket airfoil

ABSTRACT

The second stage buckets have airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth Table I wherein X, Y and Z values are in inches. Z represents a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through the engine centerline. X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuous arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at the Z distances are joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape. The X and Y distances and optionally the Z distance may be scalable as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled up or scaled down airfoil section for the bucket. The nominal airfoil given by the X, Y and Z distances lies within an envelop of ±0.016 inches.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a turbine bucket for a gas turbine stage and particularly relates to a second stage turbine bucket airfoil profile.

There are many considerations in the design and construction of turbine buckets, particularly their airfoils, including optimized aerodynamic efficiency and aerodynamic and mechanical bucket loading. Additionally, bucket airfoil design must also take into consideration the potential mismatch or engagement problems associated with bucket airfoils having tip shrouds. As will be appreciated, certain buckets in turbines are provided with bucket tip shrouds which circumferentially engage one another along leading and trailing edges in a circumferential direction. Typically, the shrouds mount a seal which cooperates with a fixed shroud to seal against hot gas bypass between high and lower pressure regions on opposite sides of the bucket airfoils. The shrouds are also provided on long and slender buckets to add stiffness to the bucket airfoils by the engagement of the shrouds with one another. However, with air-cooled buckets, differential thermal growth and twisting sometimes affords poor engagement of the shrouds with one another. That is, one edge of the shroud may be radially inwardly of the opposing edge of the adjacent shroud. Absent an ideal engagement between adjacent shrouds, adverse loading causes higher stress at points of contact. With loss or minimization of contact, the benefit of damping vibrations to avoid high cycle fatigue by using shrouds is minimized or lost. Less than optimum tip shroud engagement adversely impacts tip shroud creep life and reduces part life. It will also be appreciated that the failure of a single bucket including its airfoil causes the entire turbine to be taken offline. These are time-consuming and expensive repairs which include the cost of the outage to the user of the turbine.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a unique turbine bucket airfoil profile, preferably for air-cooled tip shrouded airfoils of the second stage of a gas turbine. The bucket airfoil profile yields substantially improved shroud-to-shroud engagement enabling significant increased part life and reduced repair costs. Additionally, the airfoil reduces local creep and affords improved HCF margin in the resulting airfoil. The bucket airfoil profile is defined by a unique loci of points to achieve the necessary efficiency, loading and tip shroud engagement requirements. These unique loci of points define the nominal airfoil profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height and are identified by the X, Y and Z Cartesian coordinates of Table I which follows. The points for the coordinate values shown in Table I are for a cold, i.e., room temperature profile at various cross-sections of the bucket airfoil within the 10-90% span of the airfoil height. The X, Y and Z coordinates are given in distance dimensions, e.g., units of inches. The X and Y coordinate values are joined smoothly with one another at each Z location to form smooth continuous arcuate airfoil profile sections. The Z coordinates are distances from and perpendicular to a plane passing through a turbine axis of rotation. Each defined airfoil profile section at each Z distance is joined smoothly with adjacent airfoil profile sections to form the complete airfoil shape.

It will be appreciated that as each bucket airfoil heats up in use, the profile will change as a result of stress and temperature. Thus, the cold or room temperature profile is given by the X, Y and Z coordinates for manufacturing purposes. Because a manufactured bucket airfoil profile may be different from the nominal airfoil profile given by the following table, a distance of plus or minus 0.016 inches from the nominal profile in a direction normal to any surface location along the nominal profile and which includes any coating process, defines the profile envelope for this bucket airfoil. The design is robust to this variation without impairment of the mechanical and aerodynamic functions.

It will also be appreciated that the airfoil can be scaled up or scaled down geometrically for introduction into similar turbine designs. Consequently, the X and Y coordinates in inches of the nominal airfoil profile given below are a function of the same constant or number. That is, the X and Y, and optionally the Z, coordinate values in inches may be multiplied or divided by the same constant or number to provide a scaled up or scaled down version of the bucket airfoil profile while retaining the airfoil section shape.

In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, there is provided a turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape, the airfoil having nominal profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein Z is a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through an axis of rotation of the turbine and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distance being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape.

In a further preferred embodiment according to the present invention, there is provided a turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape, the airfoil having an uncoated nominal airfoil profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein Z is a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through an axis of rotation of the turbine and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape, the X and Y distances being scalable as a function of the same constant to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down bucket airfoil.

In a further preferred embodiment according to the present invention, there is provided a turbine comprising a turbine wheel having a plurality of buckets, each of the buckets including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape, the airfoil having a nominal profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein Z is a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through an axis of rotation of the turbine axis and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuous arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape.

In a further preferred embodiment according to the present invention, there is provided a turbine comprising a turbine wheel having a plurality of buckets, each of the buckets including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape, the airfoil having a nominal profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein Z is a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through an axis of rotation of the turbine and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuous arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape, the X and Y distances being scalable as a function of the same constant to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down bucket airfoil.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a generalized schematic illustration of a turbine having a second stage turbine wheel employing the buckets and bucket airfoils hereof;

FIG. 2 is an end view of the shrouds formed on the bucket airfoils as viewed looking radially inwardly;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the bucket hereof;

FIGS. 4A-4K are representative cross-sectional views taken generally about on the lines variously indicated in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the bucket hereof similarly as indicated in FIG. 3 and taken from the opposite side thereof;

FIG. 6 is an axial view of the bucket as it would appear in the turbine wheel and viewed from the leading edge;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the bucket hereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the engagement between adjacent shrouds in a misaligned condition; and

FIG. 9 is a schematic representation of misengaged shrouds, i.e., shingled shrouds.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a portion of a turbine generally designated 10 in which a second stage turbine bucket 22 having an airfoil profile 23 as defined herein may be utilized. Turbine 10 includes a rotor 12 having first, second and third stage rotor wheels 14, 16 and 18 having buckets 20, 22 and 24 in conjunction with the respective stator vanes 26, 28 and 30 of the various stages of the rotor. It will be appreciated that a three stage turbine is illustrated.

The second stage comprises the rotor wheel 16 on which buckets 22 are mounted in axial opposition to the upstream stator vanes 28. It will be appreciated that a plurality of the buckets 22 are spaced circumferentially one from the other about the second stage wheel 16 and in this instance there are ninety-two buckets mounted on the second stage wheel 16.

Referring now to FIGS. 5 and 6, there are illustrated buckets 22 of the second stage. Each bucket 22 includes a bucket airfoil 30 mounted on a platform 32, the bucket further including a shank 34 and a dovetail 36. Adjacent the tip of the airfoil 30 is a shroud 38 mounting a seal 40 and a cutter tooth 42. The shroud 38 lies in radial opposition to a fixed shroud forming part of the stationary casing of the turbine. The seals 40 are provided to seal between high and lower pressure regions on opposite sides of the airfoils which lie in the hot gas path of the turbine. The cutter tooth 42 on each shroud typically forms a wider groove in the fixed shroud to permit slight leakage flows past the seal 40.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 8 and 9, the shrouds 38 have leading and trailing edges in a circumferential direction which engage the trailing and leading edges, respectively, of adjacent shrouds. The shrouds are not mechanically connected one to the other but are shaped to maintain engagement. It has been discovered that the leading and trailing edges of adjacent shrouds may have engagements which mismatch, which among other things, adversely impact the part life. For example, the shrouds may have a tendency to shingle relative to one another. That is, the trailing edge of one shroud may overlie or underlie the leading edge of an adjacent shroud, as illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, with adverse consequences. The bucket airfoil has particular effect on the shroud engagement and the present airfoil profile reduces local creep and increases high cycle fatigue margin in the airfoil, ultimately leading to higher part life.

A Cartesian coordinate system of X, Y and Z values given in Table I defines the profile of airfoil 30. The coordinate values for the X, Y and Z coordinates are set forth in inches in Table I although other units of dimensions may be used. The Cartesian coordinate system has orthogonally-related X, Y and Z axes. The Z axis extends perpendicular to a plane passing through the axis of rotation of the turbine rotor and normal to a plane containing the X and Y values, The coordinate values for Z in Table I represent distances in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through the axis of rotation of the turbine. The X axis extends in a direction parallel to the turbine rotor centerline and the Y axis extends in a tangential direction.

By defining X and Y coordinate values at selected locations in a Z direction normal to the X, Y plane, the profile of airfoil 40 can be ascertained. By connecting the X and Y values with smooth continuing arcs, each profile section at each distance Z is fixed. The surface profiles of the various surface locations between the distances Z are determined by smoothly connecting the adjacent profile sections to one another to form the airfoil shape. These values represent the airfoil profiles at ambient, non-operating or non-hot conditions and are for an uncoated airfoil.

The Table I values are generated and shown to three decimal places for determining the profile of the airfoil. There are typical manufacturing tolerances as well as coatings which must be accounted for in the actual profile of the airfoil. Accordingly, the values for the profile given in Table I are for a nominal airfoil. It will therefore be appreciated that typical manufacturing tolerances, i.e., values, including any coating thicknesses, are additive to the X and Y values given in Table I below. Accordingly, a distance of ±0.016 inches in a direction normal to any surface location along the airfoil profile defines an airfoil profile envelope for this particular bucket airfoil design and turbine.

The coordinate values given in Table I below provide the preferred nominal profile envelope ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height.

TABLE I X(10%) Y(10%) Z(10%) X(20%) Y(20%) Z(20%) −0.4223 0.1413 40.213 −1.456 0.6117 41.4 −0.1007 0.8256 40.213 −1.5812 0.2658 41.4 −1.6189 0.0838 40.213 −0.7133 0.3439 41.4 −0.2487 0.5905 40.213 −1.4023 0.2375 41.4 −1.0913 0.1732 40.213 −1.1368 0.8641 41.4 −1.4158 0.081 40.213 −0.4471 0.975 41.4 −1.6613 0.1579 40.213 −0.3129 0.2331 41.4 −1.4392 0.5352 40.213 −0.2371 0.1983 41.4 −0.9176 0.8859 40.213 −0.5478 0.9912 41.4 −0.5872 0.1774 40.213 −0.0903 0.1193 41.4 −1.1964 0.7378 40.213 −1.5727 0.4498 41.4 −0.1837 0.0569 40.213 −0.6497 0.9968 41.4 −1.6585 0.2049 40.213 −1.2234 0.8101 41.4 −0.7135 0.9382 40.213 −0.3483 0.9493 41.4 −1.2812 0.6749 40.213 −1.5211 0.533 41.4 −1.6247 0.2939 40.213 −1.2083 0.3012 41.4 −1.0078 0.1859 40.213 −0.6309 0.3313 41.4 −0.7554 0.1953 40.213 −0.1592 0.8728 41.4 −0.9238 0.1939 40.213 −1.3056 0.7495 41.4 −1.6484 0.1129 40.213 0.0171 0.7701 41.4 −1.4562 0.0703 40.213 −1.2872 0.2744 41.4 −0.2619 0.0888 40.213 −1.0457 0.3381 41.4 −1.4974 0.0637 40.213 −1.6038 0.3085 41.4 −1.2556 0.1344 40.213 −0.0193 0.0756 41.4 −1.3821 0.6072 40.213 −1.5488 0.4925 41.4 −0.6708 0.1888 40.213 −0.8797 0.3525 41.4 −0.8169 0.9174 40.213 −1.6039 0.3573 41.4 −1.5392 0.0624 40.213 −0.7964 0.351 41.4 0.0809 0.7183 40.213 −0.4692 0.291 41.4 −0.5042 0.1616 40.213 −0.963 0.3483 41.4 −1.5762 0.3751 40.213 −0.8524 0.9748 41.4 −0.0317 −0.0166 40.213 −0.7517 0.9914 41.4 −0.8394 0.197 40.213 −1.592 0.4048 41.4 −1.0146 0.8445 40.213 0.1004 0.711 41.4 −1.1076 0.7948 40.213 −1.3659 0.2469 41.4 −0.3988 0.9296 40.213 −1.4396 0.2316 41.4 −1.336 0.1086 40.213 −0.5494 0.3136 41.4 −0.1967 0.8691 40.213 0.0501 0.0294 41.4 −1.6018 0.3353 40.213 0.258 0.5812 41.4 −0.6085 0.9472 40.213 −0.1629 0.1603 41.4 −1.174 0.1559 40.213 0.3326 0.5115 41.4 −0.0081 0.7749 40.213 −1.0457 0.9103 41.4 −0.5031 0.9442 40.213 0.1807 0.6479 41.4 −0.3415 0.117 40.213 −0.3902 0.2641 41.4 0.1684 0.6585 40.213 −1.1276 0.3224 41.4 −1.6437 0.2505 40.213 −0.2522 0.9148 41.4 −1.5806 0.0676 40.213 −0.0694 0.8242 41.4 0.328 0.5208 40.213 −1.5147 0.2329 41.4 −0.2962 0.9042 40.213 −1.4772 0.2296 41.4 −1.5117 0.4585 40.213 −1.3832 0.6832 41.4 −0.1069 0.0218 40.213 −1.5506 0.2441 41.4 0.6185 0.215 40.213 −0.9507 0.9475 41.4 1.8176 −1.7672 40.213 1.4833 −1.5812 41.4 0.2543 0.1957 40.213 0.9639 −0.2882 41.4 1.3994 −1.4268 40.213 0.2496 −0.1214 41.4 0.4043 0.448 40.213 1.5292 −1.6508 41.4 0.4538 0.3517 40.213 1.2462 −1.2383 41.4 0.9321 0.8278 40.213 0.8906 −0.7756 41.4 0.9872 −0.8917 40.213 1.4369 −1.5119 41.4 0.8755 −0.1196 40.213 1.4189 −1.0863 41.4 1.4957 −1.5654 40.213 0.4047 0.4391 41.4 1.4703 −1.1153 40.213 0.5418 0.2879 41.4 1.2686 −0.7446 40.213 0.7827 −0.6484 41.4 1.8161 −1.8444 40.213 1.7327 −1.7285 41.4 1.5429 −1.6354 40.213 1.5566 −1.3599 41.4 1.6191 −1.3946 40.213 1.3717 −0.9957 41.4 0.9356 −0.2063 40.213 1.2752 −0.8157 41.4 1.8269 −1.806 40.213 0.6707 0.1295 41.4 0.7505 0.0505 40.213 0.851 −0.1181 41.4 1.7879 −1.8727 40.213 1.1242 −0.5493 41.4 0.5494 0.2949 40.213 0.118 −0.019 41.4 0.7609 −0.6411 40.213 1.6436 −1.8123 41.4 1.0949 −1.0218 40.213 1.1478 −1.1037 41.4 0.0421 −0.0576 40.213 1.6014 −1.4517 41.4 1.2504 −1.2218 40.213 1.5112 −1.2684 41.4 1.1075 −0.472 40.213 1.7287 −1.7901 41.4 0.8138 −0.0339 40.213 0.6142 −0.4835 41.4 1.4207 −1.0221 40.213 1.0469 −0.9709 41.4 1.6812 −1.8477 40.213 1.6892 −1.636 41.4 0.4781 −0.3726 40.213 0.9081 −0.2027 41.4 0.3222 −0.2459 40.213 0.3133 −0.1752 41.4 1.5695 −1.3016 40.213 0.9434 −0.8401 41.4 1.6353 −1.7767 40.213 1.7386 −1.7598 41.4 0.819 −0.7024 40.213 0.7924 −0.0345 41.4 1.5894 −1.7059 40.213 0.4973 −0.3447 41.4 1.0514 −0.3827 40.213 1.6455 −1.5438 41.4 0.1143 −0.1013 40.213 1.7054 −1.8119 41.4 0.1851 −0.1474 40.213 1.6202 −1.7906 41.4 0.6416 −0.5216 40.213 1.0718 −0.4616 41.4 0.9942 −0.2941 40.213 0.3758 −0.2305 41.4 1.7107 −1.8746 40.213 0.7274 −0.586 41.4 1.3708 −0.9291 40.213 0.5563 −0.4036 41.4 1.3202 −0.8366 40.213 1.3899 −1.443 41.4 0.876 −0.7646 40.213 0.7323 0.0481 41.4 1.0415 −0.9564 40.213 0.6072 0.2095 41.4 1.4478 −1.4958 40.213 1.1973 −1.1708 41.4 1.7495 −1.8837 40.213 1.3239 −0.9055 41.4 1.3006 −1.2896 40.213 1.0184 −0.3745 41.4 1.7183 −1.5809 40.213 1.6745 −1.82 41.4 1.1475 −1.0879 40.213 1.2947 −1.3061 41.4 0.3887 −0.298 40.213 0.837 −0.7117 41.4 0.5802 −0.4636 40.213 0.4371 −0.2869 41.4 0.7018 −0.5808 40.213 0.1845 −0.0694 41.4 1.2159 −0.6531 40.213 0.9955 −0.9052 41.4 1.1622 −0.5622 40.213 1.5747 −1.7207 41.4 1.5198 −1.2084 40.213 0.6713 −0.5244 41.4 0.5177 −0.407 40.213 1.3426 −1.3744 41.4 1.1993 −1.1546 40.213 0.4743 0.3645 41.4 1.3504 −1.3578 40.213 1.1754 −0.6376 41.4 0.6855 0.1335 40.213 1.0977 −1.037 41.4 1.768 −1.6741 40.213 1.2258 −0.7264 41.4 1.6687 −1.4876 40.213 1.4654 −1.1772 41.4 X(30%) Y(30%) Z(30%) X(40%) Y(40%) Z(40%) 1.0013 0.4872 42.597 −1.0081 1.107 43.784 −0.6898 1.071 42.597 −1.2735 0.5551 43.784 −0.7887 1.0678 42.597 −0.6281 1.1421 43.784 −1.0826 0.4754 42.597 −1.4061 0.8458 43.784 −1.3992 0.7693 42.597 −1.4354 0.5865 43.784 −0.8867 1.0537 42.597 −1.3061 0.5503 43.784 −1.3254 0.8353 42.597 −1.0378 0.6098 43.784 −1.2467 0.8953 42.597 −1.4905 0.6248 43.784 −0.9824 1.0286 42.597 −0.9152 1.1323 43.784 −1.4653 0.6958 42.597 −1.484 0.7212 43.784 −1.0748 0.9931 42.597 −1.4045 0.5555 43.784 −1.1631 0.9483 42.597 −1.4629 0.5846 43.784 −0.3056 0.9849 42.597 −1.1951 0.5743 43.784 0.4936 1.046 42.597 −1.4369 0.8074 43.784 0.0356 0.7857 42.597 −1.372 0.5502 43.784 −0.2186 0.2908 42.597 −1.339 0.5486 43.784 −0.9194 0.4926 42.597 −1.4635 0.766 43.784 −0.2904 0.3305 42.597 −1.0974 1.0715 43.784 −0.4392 0.3996 42.597 −0.8766 0.6173 43.784 −0.7557 0.4842 42.597 −1.495 0.6734 43.784 −0.8374 0.4915 42.597 −1.338 0.9138 43.784 −0.0799 0.2029 42.597 −0.8201 1.1465 43.784 0.3987 0.4503 42.597 −1.1824 1.0265 43.784 −0.364 0.3669 42.597 −0.724 1.1497 43.784 −0.1289 0.8956 42.597 −0.9574 0.617 43.784 0.1885 0.86 42.597 −1.1173 0.5958 43.784 0.0524 0.1057 42.597 −1.2627 0.9736 43.784 −0.6747 0.4709 42.597 −0.3511 1.064 43.784 −0.5162 0.4282 42.597 −0.264 1.023 43.784 −0.0452 0.8431 42.597 0.3943 0.4085 43.784 0.1164 0.0543 42.597 −0.638 0.5788 43.784 0.1134 0.7246 42.597 0.2652 0.6112 43.784 −0.2157 0.9434 42.597 −0.561 0.5544 43.784 −0.3984 1.0195 42.597 −0.1365 0.324 43.784 −0.1484 0.2482 42.597 −0.4122 0.4916 43.784 −0.5912 1.0635 42.597 −0.7165 0.5977 43.784 0.3309 0.5226 42.597 0.1135 0.1197 43.784 −0.5947 0.4521 42.597 −0.5335 1.1246 43.784 −0.013 0.1553 42.597 0.4559 0.3945 43.784 0.2609 0.5926 42.597 0.2306 0.0085 43.784 0.5851 −0.4048 42.597 −0.4857 0.5251 43.784 1.0307 −0.4344 42.597 −0.0718 0.2757 43.784 0.7972 −0.6556 42.597 −0.3406 0.4543 43.784 0.4642 0.3762 42.597 −0.2028 0.3701 43.784 0.5279 0.3003 42.597 0.1974 0.6795 43.784 0.9278 −0.2652 42.597 −0.0208 0.8683 43.784 0.8484 −0.7197 42.597 −0.441 1.0982 43.784 0.3594 −0.1664 42.597 −0.099 0.9244 43.784 0.4742 −0.2838 42.597 0.1727 0.0647 43.784 0.6392 −0.4666 42.597 −0.0086 0.2254 43.784 0.3004 −0.1093 42.597 −0.1801 0.9762 43.784 0.5897 0.2229 42.597 0.0531 0.1733 43.784 0.179 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47.357 0.5878 −0.3054 48.544 −0.0158 1.1317 49.742 0.7137 0.0131 47.357 1.0331 −1.0228 48.544 0.5242 −0.1806 49.742 0.6132 −0.3632 47.357 0.6711 −0.4344 48.544 0.3577 0.0742 49.742 0.8272 −0.6866 47.357 1.112 −1.1547 48.544 0.7639 0−.569 49.742 0.9932 −0.9487 47.357 0.6933 0.0411 48.544 1.301 −1.2208 49.742 0.9107 −0.8174 47.357 1.0725 −1.0887 48.544 1.1491 −1.2251 49.742 0.6998 −0.492 47.357 0.9936 −0.9571 48.544 0.9784 −0.5322 49.742 0.8424 −0.2205 47.357 0.834 −0.6947 48.544 0.9417 −0.4562 49.742 1.0456 −0.6158 47.357 0.753 −0.5842 48.544 1.1589 −0.9144 49.742 0.4803 −0.1724 47.357 0.7121 −0.4992 48.544 1.1873 −1.2909 49.742 0.9657 −0.4568 47.357 1.0853 −0.7316 48.544 1.0727 −1.0935 49.742 1.0342 −1.0145 47.357 1.1226 −0.8098 48.544 1.2303 −1.0676 49.742 0.5251 −0.2357 47.357 1.0477 −0.6536 48.544 0.9962 −0.962 49.742 1.0849 −0.6953 47.357 0.8741 −0.7602 48.544 0.803 −0.6342 49.742 1.124 −0.7751 47.357 0.9718 −0.4977 48.544 1.266 −1.442 49.742 0.7573 −0.0644 47.357 1.01 −0.5756 48.544 1.0345 −1.0277 49.742 0.869 −0.752 47.357 0.5457 −0.2412 48.544 1.0149 −0.6085 49.742 0.6567 −0.4275 47.357 0.7936 −0.6294 48.544 1.0871 −0.7613 49.742 0.952 −0.883 47.357 0.7346 −0.0351 48.544 0.8419 −0.6997 49.742 1.1628 −0.855 47.357 0.8158 −0.1883 48.544 0.6452 −0.374 49.742 1.0058 −0.5361 47.357 0.8553 −0.2654 48.544 0.9193 −0.8307 49.742 0.785 −0.6215 47.357 0.6295 −0.3698 48.544 1.1946 −0.991 49.742 1.0751 −1.0805 47.357 0.8945 −0.3427 48.544 0.6052 −0.3093 49.742 X(70%) Y(70%) Z(70%) X(80%) Y(80%) Z(80%) X(90%) Y(90%) Z(90%) 0.5694 −0.2993 47.357 0.9141 −0.8258 48.544 1.2255 −1.3567 49.742 1.3177 −1.4775 47.357 1.1598 −0.8882 48.544 0.7533 −0.0778 49.742 1.2774 −1.4712 47.357 1.1988 −0.9665 48.544 0.7246 −0.5039 49.742 1.3922 −1.3364 47.357 0.9539 −0.8913 48.544 0.8298 −0.2288 49.742 1.4365 −1.4483 47.357 0.7754 −0.1116 48.544 1.1231 −0.8378 49.742 1.3542 −1.2661 47.357 1.3075 −1.2017 48.544 0.9578 −0.8963 49.742 1.1967 −1.2787 47.357 1.3443 −1.2802 48.544 0.8806 −0.7652 49.742 1.3407 −1.5 47.357 1.2915 −1.4414 48.544 0.9047 −0.3802 49.742 1.2779 −1.0955 47.357 1.2688 −1.4186 48.544 1.1111 −1.1592 49.742 1.403 −1.5009 47.357 1.3875 −1.3901 48.544 0.7918 −0.1532 49.742 1.1157 −1.1465 47.357 1.3225 −1.4501 48.544 0.6851 −0.4389 49.742 1.2013 −0.9351 47.357 1.3775 −1.4208 48.544 1.0511 −0.6849 49.742 1.2397 −1.0153 47.357 1.3539 −1.4426 48.544 0.8675 0.3043 49.742 1.4303 −1.4167 47.357 1.1905 −1.2866 48.544 1.3339 −1.3596 49.742 1.3161 −1.1758 47.357 1.2706 −1.1233 48.544 1.248 −1.3798 49.742 1.2372 −1.1345 47.357 1.2337 −1.0449 48.544 1.3102 −1.3814 49.742 1.3718 −1.5086 47.357 1.1512 −1.2206 48.544 1.2789 −1.3887 49.742 1.1563 −1.2125 47.357 1.3811 −1.3588 48.544 1.3439 −1.3289 49.742 1.4266 −1.479 47.357 1.2296 −1.3526 48.544 1.3375 −1.2974 49.742

It will also be appreciated that the airfoil disclosed in the above table may be scaled up or down geometrically for use in other similar turbine designs. Consequently, the coordinate values set forth in Table I may be scaled upwardly or downwardly such that the airfoil section shape remains unchanged. A scaled version of the coordinates in Table I would be represented by X, Y and, optionally, Z coordinate values multiplied or divided by the same constant or number.

While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiment, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape, said airfoil having nominal profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein Z is a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through an axis of rotation of the turbine and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distance being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape.
 2. A turbine bucket according to claim 1 forming part of a second stage of a turbine.
 3. A turbine bucket according to claim 1 wherein said airfoil shape lies in an envelope within ±0.016 inches in a direction normal to any airfoil surface location.
 4. A turbine bucket according to claim 1 wherein the airfoil has a shroud adjacent a tip of the airfoil.
 5. A turbine bucket including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape, said airfoil having an uncoated nominal airfoil profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein Z is a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through an axis of rotation of the turbine and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape, the X and Y distances being scalable as a function of the same constant to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down bucket airfoil.
 6. A turbine bucket according to claim 5 forming part of a second stage of a turbine.
 7. A turbine bucket according to claim 5 wherein said airfoil shape lies in an envelope within ±0.016 inches in a direction normal to any airfoil surface location.
 8. A turbine bucket according to claim 5 wherein the airfoil has a shroud adjacent a tip of the airfoil.
 9. A turbine comprising a turbine wheel having a plurality of buckets, each of said buckets including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape, said airfoil having a nominal profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein Z is a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through an axis of rotation of the turbine axis and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuous arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape.
 10. A turbine according to claim 9 wherein the turbine wheel comprises a second stage of the turbine.
 11. A turbine according to claim 9 wherein the turbine wheel has 92 buckets and X represents a distance parallel to the turbine axis of rotation.
 12. A turbine according to claim 9 wherein each said airfoil shape lies in an envelope within ±0.016 inches in a direction normal to any airfoil surface location.
 13. A turbine according to claim 9 wherein the turbine wheel comprises a second stage of the turbine, each said airfoil shape lying in an envelope within ±0.016 inches in a direction normal to any airfoil surface location.
 14. A turbine according to claim 9 wherein the turbine wheel comprises a second stage of the turbine, the turbine wheel having 92 buckets and X represents a distance parallel to the turbine axis of rotation.
 15. A turbine comprising a turbine wheel having a plurality of buckets, each of said buckets including a bucket airfoil having an airfoil shape, said airfoil having a nominal profile ranging from 10-90% span of the airfoil height substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I wherein Z is a distance in inches from and perpendicular to a plane passing through an axis of rotation of the turbine and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuous arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the profile sections at the Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form the complete airfoil shape, the X and Y distances being scalable as a function of the same constant to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down bucket airfoil.
 16. A turbine according to claim 15 wherein the turbine wheel comprises a second stage of the turbine.
 17. A turbine according to claim 15 wherein the turbine wheel has 92 buckets and X represents a distance parallel to the turbine axis of rotation.
 18. A turbine according to claim 15 wherein each said airfoil shape lies in an envelope within ±0.016 inches in a direction normal to any airfoil surface location.
 19. A turbine according to claim 15 wherein the turbine wheel comprises a second stage of the turbine, each said airfoil shape lying in an envelope within ±0.016 inches in a direction normal to any airfoil surface location.
 20. A turbine according to claim 15 wherein the turbine wheel comprises a second stage of the turbine, the turbine wheel having 92 buckets and X represents a distance parallel to the turbine axis of rotation. 